Transportation Commission approves multi‑million dollar budget amendments, supplements and FY27 draft submission
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Summary
The commission approved a fourth budget amendment reallocating funds for surface treatment, maintenance reserves, avalanche equipment and striping; a third supplemental contingency package; and a draft FY27 budget allocation for statutory submission.
During the meeting the Transportation Commission moved through several fiscal items that had been workshopped in prior sessions and approved them by voice vote.
The commission approved a fourth budget amendment (proposed Resolution 8) that reallocates approximately $80,000,000 from the TC program reserve to surface treatment, shifts $14,200,000 into the maintenance reserve to cover a personnel shortfall in the MOS program, allocates $2,000,000 to replace unreliable avalanche exploders on Loveland Pass, and restores about $1,100,000 to a Region 4 striping project. Jeff Sudmeier presented the package and commissioners moved and approved it.
The commission also approved a third budget supplement (proposed Resolution 9) that included contingency reimbursements to Region 2 for emergency culvert repairs and Region 5 for overhead irrigation pipe replacements, and an increase in federal bridge formula funds for a Region 1 bridge preventive maintenance project.
Finally, the commission approved a draft FY27 proposed annual budget allocation plan (proposed Resolution 10) so CDOT can meet the statutory Dec. 15 submission deadline. The draft plan allocates roughly $2.3 billion in revenue with nearly $800 million to capital construction programs, roughly $600 million to maintenance and operations, and about $350 million to suballocated programs; the commission noted the draft will be refined in early 2026 before final approval.
All three measures were approved by voice vote after the items were presented and discussed in workshop sessions days earlier; commissioners emphasized the need to keep reserves at target levels while addressing urgent maintenance and safety needs.
Next steps: CDOT will submit the FY27 draft by the statutory deadline and return with additional refinements; regions will receive approved supplemental and contingency reimbursements and proceed with the authorized construction and maintenance work.